How Crowded Is Johnstown Flood National Memorial in August?

August runs about 1.7× Johnstown Flood National Memorial's average month, which makes it a very busy month here — roughly 14% of the park's yearly visitors come in August.

In a typical August the park sees about 20,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes August the 2nd-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (1.8×) and the January low (0.1×).

On our Best Time to Visit score August rates 52/100 ("Fair"), versus the top-rated June at 68/100 — pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

Typical August weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 77°F and an overnight low around 60°F, with about 4" of precipitation.

That average of about 69°F is a comfortable range for hiking and being outdoors all day.

August falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 38% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 13.6 hours of daylight in August to explore — between the 9.1-hour midwinter low and the 14.9-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 74,977 recreation visits, down 21.8% from 95,842 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 23.5%, so August may feel a touch quieter than it once did.